Originally Posted by
lrdpenn
If you’re downtown you can also take the A to 42nd St, transfer across the platform to the E, to Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Ave. May be faster than the 4/5 to the 7 (with easier platform transfer) and I’ve had better luck with the Q70 than the M60.
I think that's probably longer as it's more geographically out of the way to take the A up the West side, but the easier transfer is a consideration. That said, from the 4/5 to the 7 is just down 2 flights of stairs. From the 4/5 to the N/R is
up 2 flights of stairs I think, though there may be escalators for at least one, possibly both. That station always confuses me.
(north/south 6 on top of east/west NRW, on top of north/south 4/5 with a mezzanine somewhere in the middle...)
At the end of the day, they're all probably fairly similar, and luck with train timings will probably determine which ends up being fastest.
Originally Posted by
lsquare
What's there to eat at Jackson Heights?
I hear, good ethnic food, I believe a lot of South Asian (e.g., Indian) but possibly Latin as well. I've not eaten in that neighborhood. Another option (where I have eaten) is Flushing at the end of the 7 train (more north Asian - e.g., Chinese, Korean) but more out of the way.